Manual-focus lens for Sony and Nikon

7Artisans 18mm F5.6

18 mm, f/5.6, made for full frame, focused by hand. It mounts natively, with no adapter, on 12 of our APS-C cameras across 2 mounts; on the a6400 it frames like 27 mm.

Manual focus
18 mm · 27 mm equiv. on a6400
f/5.6, fixed
146 g
49 mm filter
Focuses to 30 cm

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On your camera

The view and the weight with the camera (battery and card included).

The 12 cameras this lens fits
Camera	View (35 mm equiv.)	Weight with camera	Fit
Sony a6000	27 mm	490 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Sony a6100	27 mm	542 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Sony a6400	27 mm	549 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Sony a6600	27 mm	649 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Sony a6700	27 mm	639 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Sony ZV-E10	27 mm	489 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Sony ZV-E10 II	27 mm	523 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Sony FX30	27 mm	792 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Nikon Z30	27 mm	551 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Nikon Z50	27 mm	596 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Nikon Z50II	27 mm	696 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Nikon Z fc	27 mm	591 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses

Before the first shot

Turn the focus ring until the subject looks sharp; focus peaking (sharp edges outlined in colour) and the magnified view in the viewfinder or on the screen make that easier. Its aperture is fixed at f/5.6, so shoot in aperture priority (A or Av), where the camera sets the shutter speed, or in manual exposure. Check the first pictures and correct the exposure if they come out too dark or too light: Sony's guide warns that the camera may not measure the light correctly through a lens without electrical contacts.

Sony: the camera sees no lens attached, so turn on “Release w/o Lens” in its menu, or it will not take a picture. Sony's manual
Nikon: on the Z50II and Z fc, “Non-CPU lens data” in the setup menu records the lens's focal length and maximum aperture in your photos, which the camera cannot read from the lens. Nikon's guide

What it frames

From 3 m back it takes in a scene about 3.9 × 2.6 m on the a6400. It focuses down to 30 cm from the sensor.

24 mm27 mm

Highlighted: this lens on the a6400, beside the E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS kit lens from the same spot. The kit zoom's dashed frame is its longest view.

Autofocus lenses with a similar view for Sony E

7Artisans AF 18mm F227 mm equiv. · f/2 · 109 g
Samyang AF 18mm F2.8 FE27 mm equiv. · f/2.8 · 145 g
TTArtisan AF 17mm F1.8 Air26 mm equiv. · f/1.8 · 161–178 g

Other manual-focus lenses for Sony E, closest in focal length

TTArtisan 14mm F2.8 ASPH.21 mm equiv. · f/2.8 · 437–445 g
7Artisans 14mm F2.821 mm equiv. · f/2.8 · 504 g
Samyang 16mm F2.0 ED AS UMC CS24 mm equiv. · f/2 · 615 g
TTArtisan APS-C 17mm F1.426 mm equiv. · f/1.4 · 248 g
TTArtisan Tilt-Shift 17mm F4 ASPH.26 mm equiv. · f/4 · 1,051–1,056 g
7Artisans 18mm F6.3 II27 mm equiv. · f/6.3 · 58 g
TTArtisan 21mm F1.5 ASPH.32 mm equiv. · f/1.5 · 412 g
TTArtisan APS-C 23mm F1.435 mm equiv. · f/1.4 · 222–250 g

Every manual-focus lens

Facts from the makers' specification pages. 7Artisans's specifications. How we check

Questions about this lens

Does the 7Artisans 18mm F5.6 autofocus?

No. It is a manual-focus lens: you turn its focus ring; its aperture is fixed at f/5.6. Sony cameras take a picture with it only once a setting is turned on: it is named under “Before the first shot”.

Which cameras does the 7Artisans 18mm F5.6 fit?

12 APS-C cameras in our catalogue: a6000, a6100, a6400, a6600, a6700, ZV-E10, ZV-E10 II, FX30, Z30, Z50, Z50II, Z fc. It is made for full frame, so on these cameras it frames like a longer lens.

What filter size does it take?

49 mm filters. Every lens with a 49 mm thread.

What is inside it?

7 elements in 5 groups, in 7Artisans's figures.